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Sounds encouraging. What do you mean by 'the main drive shaft'? Were you able to examine the condition of the half nut threads? If they...
Thursday at 12:24 AM
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Hello from between Los Angeles and Disneyland...
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Welcome. I'll just drop this video here... for no particular reason LOL
Wednesday at 2:19 PM
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Gasket seal material for inlet port
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Thanks. I assume you are referring to my post #1 which was over 2 years ago now. As per post #3, if I wasn't clear, I abandoned O-rings...
Wednesday at 2:03 AM
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Gasket seal material for inlet port
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Hi. Subsequent to that post I ended up buying a stick of Teflon (or so they say it is) from AliExpress & machined some washers for both...
Wednesday at 1:12 AM
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From what I have read on multiple forums, it wouldn't be the first time & likely wouldn't be the last time an IMP leadscrew was packaged...
Monday at 2:53 PM
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This post made me go out & check my own lathe. I engaged thread mode lever, clamped the half nuts so they were fully engaged, moved the...
Mar 19, 2023
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How can you be so sure? What if the collar is slowly slipping over time? Maybe the new machine was something acceptable like 0.050"...
Mar 19, 2023
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I think I understand what you are saying but maybe where we differ is the implications & numerical extent. Lets say we know for a fact...
Mar 19, 2023
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Everything you are talking about assumes that this is a THREAD backlash problem between the lead screw & half nut threads. Yes, if for...
Mar 19, 2023
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Now I'm assuming the leadscrew is a solid because that's how it appears in parts view. In the picture it looks like slightly different...
Mar 18, 2023
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Found what I think is manual? https://images.machineryhouse.com.au/products/L141/PDF/L141%20-%20Instructions%20Manual.pdf Left =...
Mar 18, 2023
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The plot thickens. I would call backlash the the amount of free rotation between the threaded surfaces before one acts on the other 7...
Mar 18, 2023
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Little Demon V8 - helpful hints (hopefully)
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Nice work. Just curious about your tool. Is it made from a slitting saw blade or uni-blade with relief or...? Reason I ask is it looks...
Mar 18, 2023
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Do you mean it appears the leadscrew can free rotate 1/8" like in a 12:00 to 1:00 manner? If you are saying the carriage can float...
Mar 18, 2023
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This is just a guess & I am unfamiliar with that lathe, but if you have metric leadscrew & metric transposing gears, that pretty much...
Mar 18, 2023
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